> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Robinson > Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 5:19 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [PLUG] C question... > > I'm trying to write a simple C program to open a text file > with temperature data in it, extract the highest, the lowest, > and the last temperature, and write that information to > another text file. > > How in C do I verify that the files I'm working with are text files? Make sure that all the characters in the file are printable text + CR and LF. > Specifically since I don't allow clobbering, I'm worried > about the input file. Don't understand the question. > > I'm thinking there is a UNIX file command which I should be > able to call from inside the C program, but is there a better way? You are better off using a script. Bash, perl, awk etc.
This sounds about the level of a first assignment in a C class. ;-) - Bill Morita wamorita At hevanet.com _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
